The Dressmaker from Paris
The Dressmaker from Paris is a 1925 silent film romantic comedy/drama film directed by Paul Bern. The story was written by Howard Hawks and Adelaide Heilbron. Heilbron also wrote the screenplay. The film starred Leatrice Joy and was her last film for Paramount Pictures. The film was costume designer Travis Banton's first assignment.[1][2] The film is now considered lost.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Paul Bern |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky Cecil B. DeMille |
| Screenplay by | Adelaide Heilbron |
| Story by | Howard Hawks Adelaide Heilbron |
| Starring | Leatrice Joy |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
This was Joy's last silent for Paramount. Afterwards she followed Cecil DeMille to his PDC arrangement production company, which released through the Pathé Exchange company. Director Paul Bern have his girlfriend Olive Borden a small role as one of the models.[5]
Cast
- Leatrice Joy - Fifi
- Ernest Torrence - Angus McGregor
- Allan Forrest - Billy Brent
- Mildred Harris - Joan McGregor
- Lawrence Gray - Allan Stone
- Charles Crockett - Mayor
- Rosemary Cooper - Mayor's Daughter
- Spec O'Donnell - Jim
- Olive Borden - Mannequin (uncredited)
- Sally Rand - Mannequin (uncredited)
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References
- The Dressmaker from Paris at silentera.com
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Dressmaker from Paris
- The Dressmaker from Paris at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:Paramount Pictures 1925
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Dressmaker from Paris
- The Dressmaker from Paris at Olive Borden
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